On The Ball - Daryl Lanoutte

Even on the first day of school, high school seniors can be forgiven when they look forward to the end of their year.

As president of his senior class at Denbigh Baptist Christian School, Daryl Lanoutte thinks a big challenge will be organization of the graduation trip by 16 classmates.

The end of the school year also means changes for his family. Lanoutte says his father plans to transfer to a Postal Service job in Florida next year.

A Hampton resident for the past 15 years, Lanoutte has been attending the Denbigh Baptist school since he entered the seventh grade. He served his classmates as secretary/treasurer during their junior year at the school.

A sports lover, Lanoutte has been a school basketball player since the eighth grade, and now is center on the Minutemen team. His favorite summertime sport is swimming.

Lanoutte's older brother, David, graduated from Denbigh Baptist school last year and now attends Thomas Nelson Community College. Both boys were born in England, shortly before the family moved to Hampton for their father's final assignment at Langley Air Force Base.

The family includes a third son, Donnie.

A retired master sergeant, Donald Lanoutte has carried mail in the Macon Gardens area for the past four years but plans to trade places with another postman in Florida next spring.

For Daryl, it means he will probably enroll in a Florida college to prepare for a career in law enforcement.

What makes me tick: The influence of my parents has a big influence on me. They expect a lot out of me, and I want to please them.

Bad habit: I tend to get mad easily.

Hobbies: I like sports. I play center on the school's basketball team and I like to swim.

Dream vacation: I'd like to go to Key West. My family plans to move to Florida after this school year, so maybe I'll have a chance to go.